Former James Bond Actor Sean Connery Dies Aged 90

Movie legend Sean Connery, who shot to stardom as British agent James Bond and went on to dominate the silver screen for four decades, has died aged 90.
Former James Bond Actor Sean Connery Dies Aged 90
EIFF patron Sir Sean Connery and his wife Micheline attend the red carpet gala for the film "Stone of Destiny" on day four of the Edinburgh International Film Festival at Cineworld on June 21, 2008 in Edinburgh, Scotland Martin McNeil/Getty Images
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LONDON—Scottish movie legend Sean Connery, who shot to international stardom as British agent James Bond and went on to dominate the silver screen for four decades, has died aged 90, the BBC and Sky News reported on Saturday.

Connery was raised in near poverty in the slums of Edinburgh and worked as a coffin polisher, milkman and lifeguard before his bodybuilding hobby helped launch an acting career that made him one of the world’s biggest stars.